Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Lens (3215)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 250 068 244 619 242 407
Working age adult in % 65,8 67,8 69,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,0 53,8 58,4
 Unemployed workers in % 12,8 14,1 11,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,2 32,2 30,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,6 9,6
 Retirees in % 9,1 7,4 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,4 15,2 14,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 242 407 169 335 69,9 141 471 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 47 905 21 465 44,8 14 561 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 145 282 124 337 85,6 106 432 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 49 220 23 533 47,8 20 478 41,6
Male 119 459 90 422 75,7 75 932 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 374 11 774 48,3 7 927 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 71 519 66 328 92,7 57 310 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 23 566 12 320 52,3 10 695 45,4
Female 122 947 78 912 64,2 65 538 53,3
 15 to 24 years old 23 531 9 691 41,2 6 633 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 73 762 58 008 78,6 49 122 66,6
 55 to 64 years old 25 654 11 213 43,7 9 783 38,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 58,4
Unemployed workers 11,5
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 14,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 164 518 132 431 166 063 131 647 169 664 142 521
including farmer operators 303 294 344 338 247 238
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 972 5 300 6 246 5 503 6 615 6 226
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 894 10 602 11 187 10 744 14 122 13 662
including intermediate professions 35 302 31 885 37 008 33 311 40 507 37 325
including employees 52 216 42 689 52 848 42 743 52 226 43 899
including workers 54 810 41 661 52 852 39 008 52 046 41 170
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 31 944 34 441 27 864
Unemployment rate in % 19,4 20,8 16,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,8 43,2 32,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,9 17,9 14,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,8 15,7 13,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 30,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,6
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 121 734 118 793 125 664
Working age adult living in the area 133 320 132 415 142 801
Occupational concentration by industry 91,3 89,7 88,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,5 54,1 54,5
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 121 734 100,0 118 793 100,0 125 664 100,0
Employee 112 502 92,4 109 094 91,8 114 972 91,5
 including women 52 589 43,2 52 494 44,2 56 152 44,7
 including part time jobs 21 600 17,7 21 077 17,7 20 505 16,3
Non-employee 9 232 7,6 9 699 8,2 10 692 8,5
 including women 3 337 2,7 3 672 3,1 4 272 3,4
 including part time jobs 1 010 0,8 1 244 1,0 1 346 1,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 126 395 100,0
Farmer operators 243 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 174 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 063 11,1
Intermediate professions 33 336 26,4
Employees 37 912 30,0
Workers 34 667 27,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,7 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,2 10,4 11,1
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,3 26,4
Employees 30,7 31,8 30,0
Workers 29,6 27,4 27,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 121 630 100,0 118 943 100,0 126 395 100,0 48,0 92,2
Agriculture 578 0,5 509 0,4 483 0,4 27,5 48,4
Industry 17 326 14,2 14 740 12,4 14 042 11,1 22,9 95,1
Construction 10 441 8,6 9 234 7,8 9 639 7,6 8,7 85,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 51 275 42,2 51 819 43,6 57 634 45,6 44,3 91,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 010 34,5 42 640 35,8 44 597 35,3 69,5 94,4
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 34,7 20,8
Industry 22,7 26,4
Construction 9,6 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,6 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,4 55,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.